My philosophy of teaching asserts that students are entitled to quality instruction in an active and stimulating learning environment. Students should experience frequent and repeated opportunities to act, react, and interact with each other and the instructor. In order to teach effectively and transfer knowledge to students, I create a congenial environment that is interactive and collaborative and that promotes problem-solving and critical thinking skills. Such environment accommodates a variety of learning styles and encourages students to present their opinions while respecting the opinions of others. In this manner the students benefit from peer
to peer learning, taking responsibility for their own learning and, therefore, enhance the integration of the knowledge into practice. Thus, I endeavor to make my classroom an arena for students to learn skills and demonstrate outcomes.

I develop assignments that improve student’s problem-solving and critical thinking skills, and formulate small-group work/discussions both to actively involve the students in self learning as well as to improve their critical thinking skills. My teaching philosophy relies on the process of instilling the concepts and necessary skills for life-long learning, in addition to team participation. The students ultimately leave the protective environment of the ‘educational system’ to enter society as, hopefully, a contributing entity. As an educator, my goal is to share this process, focusing on subject matter in my area of expertise, using the latest teaching tools available. I strive to personally model this using my professional experience, and continuously seek new methods of processing and presentation.